Cost of living comparison
London is 9.7 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in London instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 8.9 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$25.22
£19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$10.09
£7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.95
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.88
|
$2.08
£1.65
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.73
|
$1.96
£1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP80.64
|
$4.74
£3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP171.40
|
$6.34
£5.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.20
|
$3.99
£3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP102.46
|
$4.28
£3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.63
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.46
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.34
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.37
|
$1.76
£1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.60
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.04
|
$7.20
£5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP307.21
|
$252.24
£199.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,638,445.07
|
$34,406.00
£27,200.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP138.24
|
$25.33
£20.02
|
|
pay 14.0 times more for housing
Cairo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP372.92
|
$39.12
£30.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,323.57
|
$2,697.16
£2,132.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,632.15
|
$2,027.26
£1,602.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP687.92
|
$284.51
£224.92
|
|
pay 19.0 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,754.90
|
$2,321.07
£1,834.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP82,946.28
|
$25,293.41
£19,996.36
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$8.20
£6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP71.97
|
$4.56
£3.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP818.03
|
$58.95
£46.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP153.60
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
pay 97.4% more for clothing
Cairo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,651.92
|
$103.07
£81.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,002.26
|
$49.65
£39.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,313.72
|
$112.31
£88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,400.07
|
$123.32
£97.49
|
|
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